Release related to the implementation of the Social Compliance Certificate (ACS)

Release related to the implementation of the Social Compliance Certificate (ACS) signed on the 28^th of August 2025 clearly states that this new document replaces the Clearance Certificate (APS).

Details.

Out with the APS, in with the ACS! Release No. 39/DG/CSP/DAJC/DECT of the 28^th of August 2025, signed by the Director General, Mr Noël Alain Olivier MEKULU MVONDO AKAME, sets out this major administrative change in the relationship between the NSIF and employers of domestic and professional workers. This new document is backed up by the 2024 Finance Law.

Similarities

Like the APS, the new document confirms that employers subject to the social security scheme are in compliance with their legal obligations. The ACS also costs CFA francs 3,000 and can be downloaded online in the employer’s online declaration space, available in the ‘ONLINE SERVICES’ section of the www.cnps.cm  website. The said document will be required as a condition of admissibility in bidding for public contracts.

Validity

The ACS is valid from the date of issuance of the document to the 15th of the month. In other words, since the deadline for payment of monthly contributions is the 15th of the month, if you pay the ACS on the 16th, it will be valid until the 15th of the following month. Similarly, if the ACS is issued on the 14th, it will only be valid until the following day, the 15th. You can check its authenticity using a QR CODE embedded in the document.

Special features

The ACS has a broader scope. It will also be required for request of formal approvals or renewals by competent public administration’s, as well as for the Tax Compliance Certificate (ACF) by the fiscal administration. The ACS will also be required in passports and visa applications, as well as at border posts, for all employers of national or foreign professional and domestic workers, who intend to travel, even temporarily, out of the national territory. Passports may even be refused or withdrawn from employers who are not in good standing with the NSIF.

Constraints

Employers are encouraged to regularly update their information, such as the mandatory Unique Tax Identification Number (NIU).

By adopting this new digital certificate, which can be downloaded directly from the employer’s account on the www.cnps.cm website, without the need to submit a physical file, the Cameroon’s NSIF is fine-tuning this simplified approach to benefit all economic stakeholders, while promoting administrative fluidity and mutual trust.